Heavy shaking and illness after dive

[RayfromTX]

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[RobbeJK]

You were in a foreign country eating foreign foods, probably from restaurants, etc. The symptoms you describe fit the pattern for food poisoning fairly well but they do not fit the pattern for a diving related ailment like DCS at all.

Just a thought, but what did you eat that day?

R..

Before I went diving I hadn't eaten all that much, just a few slices of plain bread and ice tea, since I left the hotel at 9am.

 

[Duke Dive Medicine]

This does sound more like a GI illness than a diving-related incident. Are you feeling better now?

Best regards,
DDM

 

[Bubblesong]

Before I went diving I hadn't eaten all that much, just a few slices of plain bread and ice tea, since I left the hotel at 9am.

When I don't eat enough, and then get in good exercise, I get the shakes from low blood sugar, which I have heard of in divers trying to avoid seasickness by not eating breakfast. I hope you did not have a return of symptoms?

 

[sealark]

Hypoglycemia eat a candy bar. Sure sounds like it, I have been having the shakes and feeling weird all my life when I don't eat. In my case if I just work through it will go away. most of the time I stop and eat something relax and 20 minutes later it's gone. Go get a blood glucose test If it keep appearing and causes concern. Hopefully this is not Diving related.

 

[rjgiddings]

How much time from your last dive until you flew on the plane ?

 

[Meivi]

The guy didn't fly before he got sick. He went diving, cane back to the hotel an felt sick.

Robbe call Sahlgrenska or Karolinska, both those hospitals got good doctors ta ask for help and advices.

 

[Meivi]

Did u get dizzy and bad balance?

 

[SecT]

at least call vårdguiden on 1177 and ask them. Do you still have any symptoms/issues?

My father have had some problems after dives if we dont do slow ascends and at least 3 min safety stop. His symptoms were headache, bad stomach and no energy. No problems for him if he eats before and slow ascends.

 

[RobbeJK]

This does sound more like a GI illness than a diving-related incident. Are you feeling better now?

Best regards,
DDM

Alright, seems reasonable - yes, it only lasted until the afternoon the day after.